'Middle East Committee. Note Prepared for Meeting of 12 January 1918. Policy in regard to Bin Saud'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'Middle East Committee. Note Prepared for Meeting of 12 January 1918. Policy in regard to Bin Saud'
- Creator:
- Author: India Office, Secretary to the Political and Secret Department
- Date:
- 1918/1918
- Description:
- Abstract: This printed memorandum is a note, dated 10 January 1918, prepared by John Evelyn Shuckburgh, Political Department of the India Office, for a meeting of the Middle East Committee on 12 January 1918, concerning British policy towards Bin Saud [‘Abd al-‘Azīz bin ‘Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa‘ūd (Ibn Saud)], the Emir of Nejd [Amir of Najd]. The note includes an overview of Ibn Saud's importance and status in the Arabian Peninsula vis-à-vis British policy and other Arabian leaders, including King Husain [Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī] of the Hedjaz [al-Ḥijāz,] and Bin Rashid [Ibn Rashīd]; Harry St John Bridger Philby's mission to Ibn Saud at Riadh [Riyadh]; arms, ammunition and monetary allowances given to Ibn Saud; and the opinion of Sir Reginald Wingate against arming Ibn Saud.Physical description: Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at folio 41, and terminates at folio 43, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between folios 11-158; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- International relations
King of Hejaz
'Abd al-'Azīz bin 'Abd al-Raḥmān bin Fayṣal Āl Sa'ūd, King of Saudi Arabia
Saʿūd bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Rashīd, Emir of Jabal Shammar - Geographic region:
- Arabian Peninsula
- Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0002a9_ar
81055/vdc_100000000833.0x0002a9_en
IOR/L/PS/18/B279
IOR/L/PS/18/B279